headspring
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head·spring
(hĕd′sprĭng′)n.
A fountainhead; a source.
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headspring
(ˈhɛdˌsprɪŋ)n
1. (Physical Geography) a spring that is the source of a stream
2. (Gymnastics) a spring using the head as a lever from a position lying on the ground
3. rare a source
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head•spring
(ˈhɛdˌsprɪŋ)n.
the fountainhead; source.
[1350–1400]
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Noun | 1. | headspring - the source of water from which a stream arises; "they tracked him back toward the head of the stream" |
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